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Maybe, but that's a new boat issue as well...still need to maintain, or pay someone else to do it for you.  And while yes, the cost of moorage and maintenance has also increased faster than the average middle class salary, that is also due to the reasons cited above, plus the fact that 99% of...

First part is only sorta true...second sentence is true, but they all can afford a used boat and are choosing not to... Combined with the "economic stagnation" of the middle class, is that fact that WE have made building boats way more expensive than it used to be.  The combination of increased...

J-Boats?  1977 to present.  But they are not really a builder, so don't know if we can count them in the same way you'd count C&C, etc

First you'd have to bring back the folks from the 70s and 80s who actually want to buy a boat that can "sail," vs. the "lifestyle" buyer of today who is mostly interested in a floating dock condo, and not actually having to put and effort are work into sailing... :(